Keeping Up with the Kardashians (tv program)

As you surely know, last week Kim Kardashian posed — naked — on the pages of Paper magazine. The stated goal? #BreakTheInternet.

Most cultural critics rolled their eyes and cried stunt. But the Kardashians aren't just trashy. They're dangerous — actively exploiting and reinforcing racial and gender biases.

Kim Kardashian's picture is an almost exact replica of a 1976 portrait, also shot by photographer Jean-Paul Goude. The original version features Carolina Beaumont, who is black. The portrait was published in Goude's book called, ahem, "Jungle Fever."

Both images hark back to even more offensive representations of black women, particularly of...

Kourtney Kardashian may be expanding her brood yet again -- the reality TV star is reportedly pregnant with her third child.
As if there weren't enough Kardashians to contend with as it were ...
The baby news came Wednesday via Us Weekly, with...

There was a $40 cover charge at Enclave in 2009 the night Doug Reinhardt — then-boyfriend of reality TV star Paris Hilton — made a scheduled appearance at the club. People paid it, mostly because they were hoping Hilton would join him, which she did. Once...

In this weekly feature, I ask stars from the sports and entertainment world to name the celebrity that people tell them they look like and/or the ones they’ve been mixed up with.
“Mandy Moore, which is very sweet because she’s beautiful.”
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Scott Disick's mother, Bonnie Disick, died Oct. 28 after a long illness, according to recent reports. She was 63.
The cause of death was unclear.
The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star, 30, who is boyfriend to eldest sister Kourtney...

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are getting married, and they keep talking about it.
The couple is commandeering the media storm following their Oct. 21 engagement. Now the reality star and the Grammy-winning rapper are opening up about the proposal,...

Kim Kardashian has some blond ambition, circa 1980-something. The new mom has dyed her hair a lighter hue.
The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star debuted the shorter, layered look over Labor Day weekend when she was photographed going to...

Jill Smokler loves her three children equally, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have a favorite.
At any given moment, she says, one of her little darlings is bound to be a little more likable than the others.
"Whenever I've had an infant, that one...

Can Kendall Jenner wake the sleeping giant that is Calvin Klein Jeans?
That’s what the Seventh Avenue stalwart is hoping.
Jenner, 19, lent her reality-to-runway star power to the brand Thursday night at the Chateau Marmont in L.A. at a launch party...

It'll be another boy for reality star Kourtney Kardashian and boyfriend Scott Disick.
The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star revealed her third child's gender on Sunday's episode of her latest E! spin-off series, "Kourtney &...

I know where you were Friday night. The same place as I was, seated in a movie theater, laughing yourself stupid watching "Dumb and Dumber To." (I saw you. I waved. Repeatedly. Why didn't you wave back?)
I've already seen the movie three times....

Kim Kardashian, wife and mother, posted a nude-from-the-back shot of her big ol' backside Tuesday night.
Oh yeah, there's also a picture of her from the side in a tight black evening gown, balancing a Champagne glass on her butt.
The shots, posted on...

Kim Kardashian is raising eyebrows -- by bleaching hers.
The fashionista's latest style statement was showcased during her sister Kendall Jenner's 19th birthday celebration on Monday, where the "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star posed for a...

Kris Jenner is reportedly dating Corey Gamble, and if the latest reports are accurate, things seems to be heating up.
The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" momager has been linked to Gamble for a while now, and insiders confirmed the romance to...

Khloe Kardashian and French Montana -- remember them?
The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star and the "I Luh Ya Papi" rapper dated for eight months, splitting up in September after Kardashian said she needed a...

Kim Kardashian seems to have a penchant for custom purses and BlackBerry smartphones.
The "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star revealed her proclivity to each item at various events this week just after celebrating her 34th birthday.
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